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Show Mayor, police approve first response program Mayor David Holdaway reviewed the First Response Program and rescue truck activities with the Pleasant Grove City Council Tuesday night. He read a letter from Bill Robbins thanking the city for initiating the program. The mayor told the council that a near-drowning accident had occurred the night before and the rescue truck was several minutes ahead of the ambulance. Police Chief Mike Ferre received permission from the council to purchase a computer from this year's budget. He suggested a computer costing approximately $7,000. He is looking at an IBM PC or compatible computer. This would have hard disc storage capacity. Councilman David Dickerson said there were problems with mowers in both the parks and cemetery. He recommends putting a new engine on the present mower at the cemetery and looking closely at purchasing a new mower in next year's budget. Recreation fees including the fees at the pool have been set for the summer. The chlorinator at the pool has been converted to pellets and should be much safer to operate, Councilman Dickerson noted. He added that the floor at the Community Center was ready for repairs and the city will have the floor resealed. Councilman John . Frampton discussed a proposal by Seagall Recycling Company to receive the right to pick up glass, aluminum cans, and newspapers on garbage days. Citizens would be asked to separate these items from their regular garbage. The council felt that this would create a lot of problems and decided not to take any action at this time. Council approved awarding a contract to Neils Fugal and Sons for preparing the Monson Tank site for landscaping. ' The council set the interest rate at 10 per cent for the Special Improvement Im-provement District. Those residents who are included in the district will have 10 years to pay off their share of the costs of installing the sewer in their areas. Members of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers met with the council to explain that they needed the additional space in the back of the museum for displaying heirlooms and relics. It was noted that at present the Dept. of Parks and Recreation uses a portion of the structure for shop and storage. The council explained that until the city can afford to build a new-shop new-shop complex or rent other space, there is not much they can do. Lee Wimmer, city engineer, received permission from the council to proceed with an application ap-plication for a $74,000 Safe Sidewalk Grant for 1986. The proposed project would be located on Highway 89 from about 700 South to 1000 South on the east side of the road. The council authorized the mayor to sign the 1985-86 Community Development Block Grant Contract. |